{"id":13515,"date":"2025-10-03T04:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T03:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/?p=13515"},"modified":"2025-12-12T08:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T08:10:36","slug":"noun-top-100-mcqs-with-answer-and-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcqsadda.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/noun-top-100-mcqs-with-answer-and-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"Noun\u00a0Top 100 MCQs With Answer and Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">1. <\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Which of the following is a proper noun?<\/strong><\/mark><br>a) City<br>b) Man<br>c) Mumbai<br>d) Boy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Mumbai<\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Proper nouns name specific places, people, or things.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">2. Choose the common noun:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) John<br>b) River<br>c) Himalaya<br>d) Ganga<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) River<\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> River is a general term, not specific like Ganga.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>3. Pick the collective noun:<\/strong><\/mark><br>a) Teacher<br>b) Jury<br>c) Pen<br>d) Forest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Jury<\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Jury refers to a group acting as one.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">4. Which of the following is an abstract noun?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Honesty<br>b) Chair<br>c) Book<br>d) House<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Honesty<\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Abstract nouns denote qualities\/ideas.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>5. Identify the material noun:<\/strong><\/mark><br>a) Silver<br>b) Farmer<br>c) Garden<br>d) Crowd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Silver<\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A material used for making things.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">6. Which is not a proper noun?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Delhi<br>b) Girl<br>c) Ganga<br>d) Shakespeare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Girl<\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, river, building, or thing.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">7. Pick the abstract noun in: \u201cHonesty is the best policy.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) Honesty<br>b) Policy<br>c) Best<br>d) Is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Honesty <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> An abstract noun is the name of a quality, idea, feeling, or state \u2014 something you cannot see or touch.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">8. Which is a collective noun?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Herd<br>b) Animal<br>c) Grass<br>d) Cow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Herd <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A collective noun refers to a group of people, animals, or things considered as one unit.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">9. Select the concrete noun:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Love<br>b) Idea<br>c) Tree<br>d) Honesty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Tree<\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A concrete noun is something you can see, touch, smell, hear, or taste.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>10. Identify the noun in: \u201cThe sun rises in the east.\u201d<\/strong><\/mark><br>a) Sun, East<br>b) Rises<br>c) In<br>d) The<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Sun, East <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">11. Which is a proper noun?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Girl<br>b) School<br>c) Oxford University<br>d) Teacher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Oxford University<\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A proper noun is the specific name of a particular person, place, or institution.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">12. Choose the abstract noun:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Beauty<br>b) Dog<br>c) Teacher<br>d) Mountain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Beauty <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> An abstract noun is the name of a quality, idea, or feeling \u2014 something you cannot see or touch.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">13. Which of these is a material noun?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Happiness<br>b) Wood<br>c) Teacher<br>d) Crowd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Wood <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>A material noun is the name of a substance or material from which things are made.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">14. \u201cArmy\u201d is an example of:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Proper noun<br>b) Abstract noun<br>c) Collective noun<br>d) Material noun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Collective noun <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>A collective noun refers to a group of people, animals, or things considered as one unit.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">15. Which is not a noun?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Kindness<br>b) Fast<br>c) Tree<br>d) India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Fast <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A noun names a person, place, thing, quality, or idea.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">16. Find the noun in: \u201cBooks are on the table.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Books, Table<br>b) Are<br>c) On<br>d) The<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Books, Table <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">17. Which word is both countable and uncountable depending on usage?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Paper<br>b) Book<br>c) House<br>d) Teacher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Paper <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable depending on how they are used.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">18. Which is a proper noun in this sentence: \u201cAmazon is a big company.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Company<br>b) Big<br>c) Amazon<br>d) Is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Amazon <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A proper noun is the specific name of a person, place, or organization.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">19. \u201cCourage\u201d belongs to:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Proper noun<br>b) Abstract noun<br>c) Collective noun<br>d) Material noun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Abstract noun <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Courage is the name of a quality or feeling, something you cannot see or touch.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">20. Which is a common noun?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Taj Mahal<br>b) Boy<br>c) Himalaya<br>d) Ganga<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Boy <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing \u2014 not specific.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">21. \u201cSand\u201d is a:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Proper noun<br>b) Abstract noun<br>c) Collective noun<br>d) Material noun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: d) Material noun <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A material noun refers to a substance or material from which things can be made.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">22. Which is a compound noun?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Blackboard<br>b) Book<br>c) Man<br>d) Forest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Blackboard <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A compound noun is formed by joining two words to create a new meaning.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>23. Identify the proper noun:<\/strong><\/mark><br>a) Teacher<br>b) Delhi<br>c) School<br>d) City<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Delhi <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A proper noun is the specific name of a person, place, or thing.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">24. Which is not an abstract noun?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Anger<br>b) Love<br>c) Teacher<br>d) Freedom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Teacher <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> An abstract noun is the name of a quality, feeling, or idea \u2014 something you cannot see or touch.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">25. \u201cFleet\u201d refers to:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Group of soldiers<br>b) Group of ships<br>c) Group of lions<br>d) Group of flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Group of ships <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A collective noun \u201cfleet\u201d refers to a group of ships, boats, or vessels moving together.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">26. Plural of \u201cChild\u201d is:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Childs<br>b) Childes<br>c) Children<br>d) Childer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Children <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> \u201cChild\u201d is an irregular noun, so its plural form is not made by adding -s or -es.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">27. Plural of \u201cTooth\u201d is:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Tooths<br>b) Teeth<br>c) Toothes<br>d) Toothies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Teeth <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> \u201cTooth\u201d is an irregular noun, and its plural changes the internal vowel.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">28. Plural of \u201cCactus\u201d is:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Cactuses<br>b) Cacti<br>c) Cactus<br>d) Cacties<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Cacti <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> The word \u201cCactus\u201d comes from Latin, and many Latin-origin nouns form their plural by changing -us to -i.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">29. <\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Plural of \u201cOx\u201d is:<\/strong><\/mark><br>a) Oxes<br>b) Oxens<br>c) Oxen<br>d) Oxis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Oxen <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> \u201cOx\u201d is an irregular noun, and its plural is formed by adding -en, not -s or -es.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">30.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Plural of \u201cMouse\u201d is:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Mouses<br>b) Mice<br>c) Mices<br>d) Mousen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Mice <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> \u201cMouse\u201d is an irregular noun, and its plural changes the internal vowel.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">31. Correct plural of \u201cAnalysis\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Analysises<br>b) Analysis<br>c) Analyses<br>d) Analyzes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Analyses <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Words ending in -sis (of Greek origin) form their plural by changing -sis \u2192 -ses.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>32.<\/strong> <\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Plural of \u201cDatum\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Data<br>b) Datums<br>c) Datus<br>d) Datas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Data <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> the plural of \u201cDatum\u201d is \u201cData&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">33.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Plural of \u201cFoot\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Feets<br>b) Feet<br>c) Foots<br>d) Foet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Feet <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> \u201cFoot\u201d is an irregular noun Its plural is formed by changing the internal vowel.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">34.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Feminine of \u201cTiger\u201d is:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Tigress<br>b) Tigressy<br>c) Tigeress<br>d) Tigra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Tigress <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> The feminine form of \u201cTiger\u201d is \u201cTigress.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">35. Feminine of \u201cHero\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Heroine<br>b) Heroin<br>c) Heroess<br>d) Heroic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Heroine <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> The feminine form of \u201cHero\u201d is \u201cHeroine.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">36. Masculine of \u201cQueen\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) King<br>b) Emperor<br>c) Prince<br>d) Noble<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) King <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> The masculine form of \u201cQueen\u201d is \u201cKing.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">37.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Masculine of \u201cNun\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Priest<br>b) Monk<br>c) Father<br>d) Saint<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Monk <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> the masculine of Nun is Monk\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">38. Possessive case of \u201cChildren\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Childrens<br>b) Children\u2019s<br>c) Childrens\u2019<br>d) Childrens\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Children\u2019s <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Children\u201d is already a plural noun that does not end with \u2013s. For such nouns, we form the possessive by adding \u2019s.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">39.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Possessive of \u201cBoss\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Boss\u2019<br>b) Boss\u2019s<br>c) Both a and b<br>d) Bosses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Both a and b <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Both forms are correct in modern usage.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>40. <\/strong><\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Possessive of \u201cMen\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Mens\u2019<br>b) Men\u2019s<br>c) Men<br>d) Mens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Men\u2019s <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b>  \u201cMen\u201d is a plural noun irregularly formed, For plural nouns not ending in \u2013s\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">41.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Which is a singular noun?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Scissors<br>b) News<br>c) Spectacles<br>d) Clothes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) News <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> News looks plural but is actually a singular noun.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">42. Plural of \u201cCriterion\u201d is:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Criterias<br>b) Criterions<br>c) Criteria<br>d) Criterii<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) Criteria <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> the plural of \u201cCriterion\u201d is \u201cCriteria.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">43.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Which is uncountable?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Rice<br>b) Pen<br>c) Chair<br>d) Book<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Rice <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Uncountable nouns are things we cannot count individually.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">44.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Which is countable?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Water<br>b) Milk<br>c) Sugar<br>d) Apple<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: d) Apple <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Countable nouns are things we can count individually.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">45. Which is always plural?<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Deer<br>b) Trousers<br>c) Fish<br>d) Sheep<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Trousers <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Some nouns are plural in form and always used with a plural verb. These are called plural-only nouns.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">46. Correct plural of \u201cAlumnus\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Alumni<br>b) Alumnae<br>c) Alumnuses<br>d) Alumna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) Alumni <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> the correct plural of \u201cAlumnus\u201d is \u201cAlumni.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>47. <\/strong><\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Plural of \u201cRadius\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Radiuses<br>b) Radii<br>c) Radia<br>d) Radius<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Radii <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> \u201cRadius\u201d is a Latin-origin noun, and many such words form their plural by changing -us \u2192 -i.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">48. C<\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>orrect plural of \u201cMedium\u201d:<\/strong><\/mark><br>a) Mediums<br>b) Media<br>c) Medii<br>d) Medi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Media <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> the correct plural of \u201cMedium\u201d is \u201cMedia.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">49.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Plural of \u201cCrisis\u201d:<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Crisis<br>b) Crises<br>c) Crisas<br>d) Crisises<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Crises <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Words ending in -sis (Greek origin) form their plural by changing -sis \u2192 -ses.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>50. F<\/strong><\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">eminine of \u201cDrake\u201d (male duck):<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) Duckess<br>b) Duck<br>c) Duckine<br>d) Ducka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) Duck <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> the feminine of \u201cDrake\u201d is \u201cDuck.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">51. Correct usage: \u201cEach of the boys ___ present.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) are<br>b) is<br>c) were<br>d) be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> When a sentence begins with \u201cEach of \u201d, it is always treated as singular, even though it refers to a group.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">52. \u201cThe committee ___ divided in its opinion.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) are<br>b) is<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) are <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A collective noun like committee can take singular or plural verbs depending on the meaning.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">53. \u201cThe committee ___ agreed to the proposal.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) have<br>b) is<br>c) are<br>d) were<br><strong>Answer: b) is<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> The committee is acting together as a single body, so a singular verb is required.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">54. \u201cMathematics ___ a tough subject.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) are<br>b) is<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Subjects ending in -ics  are singular in meaning and take a singular verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">55. \u201cPolitics ___ his hobby.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) are<br>b) is<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Words ending in -ics are usually treated as singular when referring to a field of study or activity.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">56. \u201cBread and butter ___ my breakfast.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> When bread and butter are spoken of as a single item or one dish, they take a singular verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">57. \u201cNeither the teacher nor the students ___ present.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) was<br>d) be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) are <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> With \u201cneither\u2026nor\u2026\u201d, the verb agrees with the nearest subject.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">58. \u201cThe United States ___ a powerful country.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) are<br>b) is<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Names of countries that look plural take a singular verb because they refer to one nation.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">59. \u201cNews ___ reaching us daily.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> News looks plural but is actually a singular noun. Therefore, it always takes a singular verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">60. \u201cFifty rupees ___ a small amount.\u201d<\/mark><br><\/strong>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> When an amount of money is considered as a single unit, it takes a singular verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">61. \u201cScissors ___ sharp.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) was<br>d) be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) are <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Scissors is a plural-only noun, meaning it always takes a plural verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">62. \u201cThe cattle ___ grazing in the field.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><br>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) was<br>d) has<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) are <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Scissors is a plural-only noun, meaning it always takes a plural verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">63. \u201cThe jury ___ unanimous in its decision.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> the correct answer is \u201cis.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">64. \u201cA number of students ___ absent.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) was<br>d) has<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer:  b) are <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> The phrase \u201ca number of\u201d is always followed by a plural noun and takes a plural verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">65. \u201cThe number of students ___ increasing.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> The phrase \u201cthe number of\u201d always takes a singular verb, because the subject is the number, not the students.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">66. \u201cTen miles ___ a long distance.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> When an expression of distance, time, weight, or money is thought of as a single unit, it takes a singular verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">67. \u201cTwenty years ___ a long time.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> When talking about time periods as a single unit, we use a singular verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">68. \u201cMany a man ___ lost his life in war.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) have<br>b) has<br>c) are<br>d) were<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) has <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> The expression \u201cmany a\u2026\u201d is always treated as singular, even though it refers to many people or things.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">69. \u201cNeither of the two options ___ correct.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><br><\/mark>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> The expression \u201cneither of\u2026\u201d is always treated as singular, even though it refers to two items.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">70. \u201cThe audience ___ clapping loudly.\u201d<\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/mark>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: a) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> A collective noun like audience can take singular or plural verbs based on meaning.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">71. \u201cEconomics ___ my favourite subject.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) are<br>b) is<br>c) were<br>d) have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) is <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Words ending in -ics  are treated as singular when referring to a field of study.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">72. \u201cThe goods ___ delivered yesterday.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) was<br>b) were<br>c) is<br>d) has<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer:  b) were <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Goods is a plural-only noun, meaning it always takes a plural verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">73. \u201cSpectacles ___ lying on the table.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) was<br>d) has<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) are <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Spectacles is a plural-only noun, so it always takes a plural verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">74. \u201cThe police ___ investigating the case.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) is<br>b) are<br>c) was<br>d) has<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) are <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Police is always treated as a plural noun, so it takes a plural verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">75. \u201cCattle ___ grazing in the field.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) is<br>b) are<br>b) were<br>d) has<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) are <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Cattle is always a plural noun, so it takes a plural verb.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">76. Identify error: \u201cThe sceneries of Kashmir are beautiful.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) The<br>b) sceneries<br>c) are<br>d) beautiful<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: b) sceneries <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Scenery is uncountable, no plural form.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">77. Error: \u201cShe gave me many informations.\u201d<br><\/mark><\/strong>a) She<br>b) gave<br>c) informations<br>d) many<\/p>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><b> Answer: c) informations <\/b><BR>\n<b>Explanation:<\/b> Information is uncountable, no plural.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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